Hainan to evaluate officials on green vision

Most government officials in Hainan province will no longer be evaluated on GDP growth, as authorities move toward a greener approach that rewards efforts to protect the tropical island's unique ecology.

A revised assessment system will be introduced next month in 12 of its 19 cities and counties, Liu Cigui, the province's Party chief, said at an economic work conference in Haikou on Monday.

The decision on whether an official should be promoted will now be based on their achievements in environmental protection and building the local ecological civilization, rather than traditional key factors such as GDP growth, industrial production and fixed-asset investment, he said.